Which of these profession is missing from this year’s Oscar acting nominations?LawyerArchitectOpera singerNunWho never wrote a novel adapted into a best picture winner?James JonesMargaret MitchellBoris PasternakMario PuzoWhich country has not, in this century, won best international picture (formerly best foreign language film)?South Korea FranceUKJapanHow many Irish citizens have been nominated for best actress?1234Who has not, in the relevant film, sang a winner of the best original song?MadonnaBruce SpringsteenDick Van DykeAndy WilliamsWhich of these Oscars has yet to be won by a woman?Costume designOriginal scoreVisual effectsCinematography Which Ridley Scott film helped trigger that incident in 2022?GladiatorAlienGI JaneThelma & LouiseWhom did Adrien Brody controversially kiss when he accepted his best actor gong?Halle BerryKate WinsletGwyneth PaltrowJulia RobertsWho was not tweeted to the world at the ceremony of 2014?Kevin SpaceyLupita Nyong’oJoaquin PhoenixMeryl StreepWho holds the record for the longest ever Oscar acceptance speech?Greer GarsonJames CameronBen KingsleyLady Gaga
Ocean with David Attenborough review: Age has done little to quell the naturalist’s intellectual curiosity and childlike wonder
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